Know the Creeds and Councils
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Know the Creeds and Councils

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Know the Creeds and Councils

About this book

In every generation, the Christian church must interpret and restate its bedrock beliefs, answering the challenges and concerns of the day. This accessible overview walks readers through centuries of creeds, councils, catechisms, and confessions—not with a dry focus on dates and places, but with an emphasis on the living tradition of Christian belief and why it matters for our lives today.

As a part of the KNOW series, Know the Creeds and Councils is designed for personal study or classroom use, but also for small groups and Sunday schools wanting to more deeply understand the foundations of the faith.

Each chapter covers a key statement of faith and includes a discussion of its historical context, a simple explanation of the statement's content and key points, reflections on contemporary and ongoing relevance, and discussion questions.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Streaming Video Access
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction: What Are Creeds, Confessions, Catechisms, and Councils?
  9. 1. Apostles’ Creed (ca. 140)
  10. 2. Council of Nicaea and the Nicene Creed (325)
  11. 3. Councils of Ephesus (431, 449, 475)
  12. 4. Council of Chalcedon (451)
  13. 5. Athanasian Creed (Late 400s to Early 500s)
  14. 6. Councils of Constantinople (381, 553, 681)
  15. 7. Councils of Carthage and Orange (419 and 529)
  16. 8. Council of Trent (1545 – 63)
  17. 9. Heidelberg Catechism (1563)
  18. 10. Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion (1563)
  19. 11. Westminster Confession of Faith (1646)
  20. 12. Second Vatican Council (1962 – 65)
  21. 13. Modern Confessions: Lausanne Covenant (1974) and Chicago Statement On Biblical Inerrancy (1978)
  22. Conclusion
  23. Notes